Monday, December 06, 2004
 
Most Dangerous Use of a Comma

From the February 2004 issue of The Writer in a column entitled "Writers in good company" by Benjamin Cheever:
    Why did I choose to be a writer? I was born to the trade. My father was a writer, my mother is, my sister.
Whew, that was close. The fellow was one comma away from saying my mother is my sister. That's demonstrating some faith that your copy editor isn't passive-aggressive.


- posted by Brian J. @ 11:05 AM
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